Whew! Just put in a solid hour on the treadmill. Feet, knees, ankles and toes are feeling fine. I'm going to try and walk at least three times each week for at least half an hour each time. I felt good tonight. Had energy to spare. I wanted to jog but where we put the treadmill the rafters are just inches above my head. I have to be careful.
Dinner with my parents went well on Saturday. They enjoyed the salmon, the garlic mashed potatoes and the sauteed green beans with summer squash. It all was very hard to resist but I made myself a large batch of juice and sat with them and drank my dinner as we conversed. I told them all about my juicing thus far. My mom said it was obvious to see that I've lost a bit of weight. She wanted to know how I was feeling and I told her that I feel fantastic. I have lots of energy. I was honest and told them both how much I missed food.
In fact, on Sunday I made another vegetable soup. I made it mainly for Tresa, but I admit I had some. It was good, too. Carrots, onions, celery, fennel, kale, garlic, peas, corn and beans. It was good to have something hot and filling. It'll be another week before I do it again. I always feel guilty afterwards. I know I shouldn't. Vegetable soup is about as healthy a dish as there ever was. Still, it's breaking the "rules." I just remind myself that I'd rather "break the rules" with something like vegan soup than with something like a double cheeseburger.
Most of my juices lately have had a beet thrown in. I really like the flavor it adds. Ironically, I'm not a fan of beets, whether cooked (hot or cold) or raw. But put them in a juice and I'm down with it. I also like cabbage in my juices. I've been experimenting, obviously. Since I've started, I don't think I've had the same juice twice. They've all had slight variations, each one different from the next. Sometimes, a jalapeno. Other times, fennel bulb. I throw in whatever I have, or whatever I think might make a good combo. I still try to limit the fruit to just one or two pieces per batch, and the rest are veggies. Spinach and chard have taken the place of kale for now, but I'll be stocking up on kale soon enough. Oh, and I juiced those lemon cucumbers I bought last week. I highly recommend them. Very mild and slightly sweet. They'd go great in a salad.
I went clothes shopping with Tresa yesterday. I wanted to buy a wool jacket in 2XL because it fit me. The XL didn't fit as well, but it will soon. I decided to buy the XL, knowing that I'm going to meet my goal. I left the tags on, just in case. Even if I get to my goal weight, I'm still 6'3" and I have long arms and wide shoulders. I may need the extra room that only a 2X can give. Then again, some of the bulk across my back may be fat and a smaller size will fit fine. Only time will tell. If I make my goal weight, it'll be the first time in 17 years that I've been that size.
Tresa's son (my future stepson) and I were flipping through his cub scout handbook tonight. There's a section in there about nutrition, meal planning, cooking, etc. He asked me if he could cook with me. I'll admit, that made me proud. I love to cook. I think I'm pretty darned good at it too. Sharing that love for cooking with him will allow us to connect on common ground. It'll be fun to work with him and let him plan a couple of meals, look up recipes, make a grocery list, evaluate the nutritional value of the meal and then cook it. I think kids should know that kind of thing.
I don't want any of my kids to make the mistakes with food that I have.
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